Wake up at 3 AM, I take bags down the 90 steps, the rabbit Emma takes extra time as Juniper has to do more cleaning. By the time we get to bus stop, it is 4:07 and train leaves at 4:27. Amazingly, there is a cab right beside us, Juniper hails it, load up and off we rush. Find the right platform, #1, at 4:25 and board the ICE train bound for Munich. Snow on the ground abounds all the way to Nuremberg and Munich. Watch the sunrise. Make a train change in Munich, ...

It's 3 in the morning, and back from the Virginia Manor. A very long day, starting at 8:30 am yesterday, I picked up the moving truck. Loaded for an hour then off to final chiropractic adjustment for a while. More packing and loading for 4 more hours, eat lunch and on the road, much later than had hoped. Got on interstate same as usual, but headed up 95, like going to work, instead of 64, all the way to Parham. Should I turn around or stay on Parham to 64. I ch...

We are in the gearing up mode now. Selling off furniture on craigslist, to family and friends. We even sold our accountant a bunch of office pieces, as he will be re-decorating after the tax rush ends. Boxing books and china, loading up the garage with the stuff we are storing. Found a place for Duke, one of the cats, to live while we are away. He has been an indoor cat, but will be living in the Mt. Jackson area, hope he survives the wilds and his caretaker can ...